Example sentences of "say [conj] they [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three out of four PMT sufferers say that they overspend in the days before their period starts — the average ‘ blown ’ is £39 — and some women spend more than £100 , premenstrually , on unnecessary extras . |
| 2 | This analysis raises the same question addressed in the previous section : if the speaker wanted the hearer to recover these effects , why did n't he or she simply say that they sprinted up the hill ? |
| 3 | Some people say that they believe in the Devil but not in demons . |
| 4 | He says that they went into the deal with their eyes open , there is no way the council treated them unfairly . |
| 5 | Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee . |
| 6 | She says that they banged on the doors , and got them out . |
| 7 | They left in the utility a short time after darkness had fallen , and although little was said as they drove along the narrow , rough country road , Lucy felt that the silences between them were companionable . |
| 8 | But surely , a speaker could have conveyed an impression of athleticism simply by saying that they sprinted up the hill . |
| 9 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 10 | ‘ Using Moorsbus is one way of the public saying that they care for the future of the moors . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know about you , ’ the reporter was saying as they walked across the cool marble-floored lobby of the large office building and out into the hot , brilliant midday sunshine of Fenchurch Street , ‘ but I 'd practically sell my soul for a really icy cold vodka and tonic . |
| 12 | What had he really been saying as they sat among the trees ? |
| 13 | He would n't let me pay that for it , he said that they had at the shop . |
| 14 | ‘ Well over one third of those questioned in our survey said that they waited for the sales to make major purchases . |
| 15 | He said that they changed between the moor gate and the end of the Alley . |
| 16 | When the landlord 's agents and the militia arrived , the tenants offered the whole of next year 's rent in advance if only Mrs. Pedelty would leave them at peace ; it had taken half an hour to get word to her of this offer and to bring back her refusal Then they asked for compensation for the land they had cleared and she sent back to say if they persisted in the claim she would sue for dilapidation and waste . |
| 17 | He listened to what she said and they laughed at the same things . |
| 18 | ‘ Things no better , I assume , ’ Weasel said as they tramped down the stairs , deftly avoiding those treads which had rotted . |
| 19 | " I saw Slater heading out the door with some rug-chested young Romeo , " Mr Hunter said as they got to the second-floor landing in the big house . |
| 20 | ‘ It must be below zero , Albert said as they ran across the yard to the barn and the stables . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't know it was such a big place , ’ she said as they drove through the gaslit streets from the station in a hired carriage . |
| 22 | ‘ He 's not ill , just scared stiff , ’ Albert said as they went into the yard . |
| 23 | the seneschal said as they came to the steps and went down them . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm afraid stocks are still pathetically low , ’ Louise said as they looked at the half dozen dresses that were the only ones the assistant had in Constance 's size . |
| 25 | ‘ It could backfire , of course , ’ Dr Russell said as they walked towards the front steps together . |
| 26 | ‘ Thank God , it 's stopped raining , ’ Maggie said as they stepped onto the pavement . |
| 27 | ‘ There it is , ’ Diane said as they moved to the rail . |
| 28 | ‘ We ca n't walk three abreast , ’ Claudia said as they emerged into the lane filled with people . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm going back this afternoon , ’ Ellen said as they stood at the bar , watched by every eye in the place . |
| 30 | He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain . |